90d
Full BCMS Built
from Scratch
ISO 22301
International BCM standard
Plans written
For real people under pressure
Annual
Testing and review required
Stakeholder
Confidence in resilience
BCMS Framework Design & Implementation
We design and implement a Business Continuity Management System aligned with ISO 22301, covering scope definition, governance structure, policy development, and the operating model that governs how continuity is managed across your organization. The framework is built to be practical and proportionate to your business, not over-engineered.
Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
A Business Impact Analysis identifies your organization's critical activities, the resources they depend on, the maximum tolerable periods of disruption, and the recovery time objectives required to protect your business. We conduct structured BIA workshops with your key teams to build an accurate and defensible picture of your operational dependencies.
Continuity Risk Assessment
We assess the risks that could disrupt your critical activities, evaluating scenarios ranging from technology failures and supply chain disruptions to natural events and security incidents. Risk assessment findings feed directly into your continuity strategy, ensuring that planning effort is focused on the disruptions most likely to affect your specific context.
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning
We develop Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans that provide your teams with clear, actionable procedures for responding to disruption. Plans are written for the people who will use them under pressure, with defined roles, escalation paths, and decision points that work in a real incident rather than just looking good on paper.
Tabletop Exercises & BCP Testing
Plans that have never been tested are assumptions, not capabilities. We design and facilitate tabletop exercises and BCP simulations that put your plans through realistic disruption scenarios, identify gaps in procedures and decision-making, and build the organizational muscle memory needed to respond effectively when a real incident occurs.
Review, Maintenance & Certification Support
A BCMS requires regular review and updating as your business evolves. We support ongoing maintenance of your continuity arrangements, internal audit processes, management reviews, and certification audit preparation for organizations seeking ISO 22301 certification through an accredited certification body.
What Makes Us Different From Others
- Plans Written for Real People Under Pressure Business continuity plans that read like policy documents don't get used in a crisis. We write procedures that work when stress is high, time is short, and people need clear guidance.
- BIA That Captures Real Dependencies We conduct BIA through structured workshops with the people who actually run your operations, not just interviews with management. The result is an accurate picture of what your business actually depends on.
- Exercises That Find Real Gaps Our tabletop exercises are designed to stress-test your plans, not validate them. We create realistic scenarios that reveal the decision-making gaps and communication breakdowns that paper plans often miss.
- Integration With ISO 27001 and Security Programs Business continuity and information security are closely related. We design BCMS implementations that integrate with your existing ISO 27001 or security program rather than creating a completely separate management system.
- Proportionate to Your Business ISO 22301 scales to organizations of any size. We implement BCMS programs that are appropriate to your operational complexity and risk profile, not over-engineered frameworks that require more resource to maintain than they provide value.
- Ongoing Support After Implementation Continuity capability degrades without regular review and testing. We support organizations with annual exercises, plan maintenance, and continual improvement so your BCMS stays effective as your business changes.
A ransomware incident at a competitor made our board demand a formal business continuity program within 90 days. garrisonOne built our entire BCMS from scratch: BIA, continuity plans for every critical function, and a disaster recovery runbook we actually tested. The tabletop exercise exposed gaps that would have extended our outage by days.
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Frequently asked questions
What is ISO 22301?
ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems. It specifies requirements for planning, establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and continually improving a management system that protects against, reduces the likelihood of, and ensures recovery from disruptive incidents.
What is a Business Impact Analysis?
A Business Impact Analysis identifies your organization's critical activities, the consequences of disrupting them, and the time frames within which they must be recovered to avoid unacceptable impact on your business. It is the foundation of any continuity program because it defines what you are protecting and how quickly you need to restore it.
What is the difference between a Business Continuity Plan and a Disaster Recovery Plan?
A Business Continuity Plan covers how your organization continues its critical operations during a disruption, including manual workarounds, alternate work locations, and communication procedures. A Disaster Recovery Plan focuses specifically on restoring technology systems and infrastructure after a failure. Both are needed and both are part of a complete continuity program.
What types of disruption scenarios should we plan for?
Common scenarios include technology failures, cyber incidents, power outages, supply chain disruptions, key personnel loss, natural events such as flooding or extreme weather, and facility access loss. The specific scenarios most relevant to your organization are determined through the risk assessment phase of the BCMS implementation.
How often should continuity plans be tested?
ISO 22301 requires regular testing and exercising of business continuity plans. Most organizations conduct a tabletop exercise or walkthrough at least annually, with more frequent reviews for high-priority scenarios or following significant changes to the business. Testing frequency should be proportionate to the risk level of the disruption scenarios covered.
Is ISO 22301 certification mandatory?
Certification is not universally mandatory, but it is increasingly required by enterprise customers, government contracts, and regulated industries as evidence that your organization takes operational resilience seriously. Even without formal certification, implementing a BCMS aligned with ISO 22301 significantly improves your organization's preparedness and recovery capability.
How does ISO 22301 relate to ISO 27001?
The two standards are complementary. ISO 27001 addresses information security risks and controls, while ISO 22301 addresses operational continuity and recovery. They share a common high-level structure and have overlapping requirements around risk assessment, incident management, and management review. Organizations with both standards benefit from an integrated management system approach.
How long does ISO 22301 implementation take?
A full BCMS implementation including BIA, risk assessment, plan development, and initial testing typically takes three to six months for a mid-size organization. Organizations seeking formal certification add time for the internal audit cycle and certification audit preparation. We provide a realistic timeline estimate after scoping your specific environment and requirements.
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